The Chants Thread

Carrillo to "Gold" and "Hi-Ho Silva's Army" have huge potential imo. The latter just needs a few prior lines made up and we are good.

 

This is the day that we won away

We will rejoice and get mad with it

 

What about taking the Hull chant about being mauled by tigers. We could change it to 'you've been stung by the Hornets' while wiggling our backsides at the opposition fans.

 

It would be far more intimidating if we twerk instead of wiggle. Unless we're up against Brighton, in which case they might find our twerking intimate.

 

Kiko?

 

I though Kiko would fit in with Dexys midnight runners Gino (from about 2.48)

 

How about to the tune of Born in the USA by Bruce Springsteen

He´s our superstar,
Richarlison Andrade. Wow.

or
He sprays the ball about
Abdoule Decoure wow

 

Quite like the Bowie 'Starman' chant 1881 retweeted on Twitter a few days ago.

'There's a Starmaaan,
On the left hand side,
His name is Ri-char-lison and he's bound to blow your mind '

 

I think the Richarlison La Bamba chant is now well established.

Players that have chants:
Troy Deeney Watford's No 9
We've got Capoue
Huerelio Gomes Baby
Abdoulaye Doucoure never gives the ball away
Cleverley, Cleverley
Richarlison plays for Watford
Chalobah my Lord

Players (regular starters) that don't AFAIAA
Janmaat
Kiko
Pereyra
Success
Prodl
Britos
Holebas
Kabasele
Gray

Edit - can't remember who the QSF chant has been adapted for

 

QSF chant is Silva's yellow army.

Some of the other songs I've heard that plug some of the gaps above....

We've bought our Success,
we've bought our Success,
Just like Bournemouth, we've bought our success.

Holebas whoah oh oh oh, Holebas whoah oh oh oh,
He always wins the ball
He never smiles at all

Chalobah has a new song (to the chorus of Amarillo). The old one got transferred to Okaka.
Chalobah la la la la la,
Chalobah la la la la la,
Chalobah la la la la la,
Englands maestro in midfield

 

No no..... The Dixie Cups version is bestest: Not far off a capella as well. (Also contains a special verse for Isaac: "He's not a man he's a lovin' machine).

 

Edit 2 - Forgot Kaboul (and Carillo, but the 'Gold' tune will do!)

 

Hey Kiko, you're so fine. You're so fine you blow my mind.

Hey Kiko, hey hey, hey Kiko.

(1881 to hand out pom-poms for maximum effect).

 

I haven't got a player in mind for this but it would be brilliant for somebody (this tune became 'Jezahel' for Shirley Bassey before becoming 'Harder than you Think' for Public Enemy)

 

Morocco supporters from a retweet by Amrabat

https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/916641688101294080/pu/vid/1280x720/b3pkq_tA-wbVzJfr.mp4

 

Hey I love Kiko as much as the next fan - not sure how to phrase this, but if we started chanting this not sure it would do our macho image much good

 

Camp is the new macho.

 

Well In that case

Troy’s so macho
Got to be so macho
He’s got to be big and strong
Enough to [always crap an songs don’t know how to finish it]

 

Obviously a good effort but any clue what it is about?

 

Is it from the PDC WDC?

 

Errrrr..... Not sure that has helped.

 

Interesting article on the origins of the September Chant -

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/nov/23/terrace-tunes-viral-source-september-chant

 

Great Kabasele chant yesterday, a classic example of how to turn a sh*t song into a work of genius. Why has one not been made about him until yesterday?

Whatever, let's hope this one really takes off...

 

Now I'm no Simon Cowell however I wasn't overly inspired by the "Silvas yellow army" chant last night.

"Silvas" kinda tailed off weakly into oblivion leaving "yellow army" somewhat forced and un natural.

Can this please be replaced with something more vigourous and strong.

 

Was that the Saturday Night one? Heard a group singing it at Newcastle. Didn't really catch on.

 

You’ve cracked it.

Oh Kiko!
Femina Kiko
He’s not big or strong
But he’s gonna take you on

 

Yep - didn't hear it last night but I was sitting some way from the Rookery in the LGT (which needless to say isn't very vocal). Hope it does catch on, at least we'll have one chant that isn't shamelessly ripped off from other fans (assuming I'm right here)!

 

The Doucoure song is pretty awful really. Most clubs have a clever second line that rhymes with the players name; we just repeat 'Abdoulaye Doucoure' and don't even sing the 'ooh ee ohh' bit properly.

In fact, most of our chants are really uninspired, lazy and tired these days. Probably why the atmosphere is always so ****.

 

That's probably why it won't catch on. We have to repeat tired chants that other teams made up.

I just don't think I understand.

 

The lo lo lo lo lo lo QSF chant came from Spain where it was a simple 5 lines each of 6 notes which could be kept going for ages by a crowd clapping along.

It was picked up by the whole stadium at the Arsenal match and created a great atmosphere for much of the second half.

But within a few matches the first line became an anglicised ‘whoah’ of approximately 4 notes. The rhythm and speed never quite worked after that, and it usually petered out after a few repetitions.

Looking at it on YouTube, the Spanish had one person ‘conducting’ it. The 1881 have experimented with a drummer but without a conductor or drummer it’s hard to see how a crowd will ever really get or keep some chants going.

 

I quite liked it at first but having recently for the first time heard the EW&F song I don't like the way a classic disco number is murdered. Surely it can't be hard to get the rhythm right? Obviously I don't expect football fans to have voices of angels (that's not what chanting is about) but at least the Sloop John B and Gold chants remain pretty faithful to the originals.

And hate me if you like, but I still don't like the bouncing chant and I'm not sure even being tanked up on ten pints (not that I drink much these days) would entice me to join in. I love the atmosphere at most away games but to see 55+ overweight men jumping up and down and going "La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la....Watford FC" like hyperactive five year olds during the morning break in the school playground I find quite cringe-worthy.

 

It's annoying how the bouncing chant follows every goal we score without fail. It's all so regimented and boring, there's no spontaneity or wit. Just the same songs at the same time in the same monotonous drone with the same monotonous drum beat.

 

The Doucoure song is actually pretty catchy and has a repetitive element to it that works well.

Not too bothered about the bouncing song either - is cheerful and gets the crowd on their feet.

I like the "Troy deeney he's our number 9" that I first heard away at Palace.

Richarlison has a pretty catchy one too.